List of Middlesbrough F.C. records and statistics

This article contains the honours, records and statistics of Middlesbrough Football Club. This article lists all of the major honours won by Middlesbrough since their foundation. This list also lists the major playing honours including top goalscorer and most appearances. The Club records including record transfer fees are shown below as are international player honours.

Middlesbrough are an English professional association football club based in Middlesbrough, in the Tees Valley, who currently play in the EFL Championship. The club was founded in 1876 and have played at their current home ground, the Riverside Stadium, since 1995. Middlesbrough were founding members of the Premier League in 1992.[1] They have won one major trophy in their history: the 2004 Football League Cup.

Honours

Domestic

League

Champions 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners up 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2015–16
Runners up 1966–67, 1986–87
Champions 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97; runners up 1890–91, 1891–92, 1897–98

Cup

Winners 2003–04; runners up 1996–97, 1997–98
Runners up 1996–97
Winners 1894–95, 1897–98
Runners up 1990

International

Runners up 2005–06
Winners 1975
Winners 1980

Player records

Appearances

Mark Schwarzer, eighth in Middlesbrough's all-time appearances table.
  • Youngest first-team player – 16 years and 72 days
Nathan Wood (vs Notts County 14 August 2018)
  • Oldest first-team player – 40 years and 68 days
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (vs Newport County 5 February 2019)
  • Most consecutive appearances – 305
David Armstrong, between March 1973 and August 1980
  • Most appearances
As of 22 May 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.
#NameYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
1 Tim Williamson1902–1923563 (0)39 (0)0 (0)0 (0)602 (0)
2 Gordon Jones1960–1973457 (5)40 (0)26 (0)4 (0)527 (5)
3 [[Error {{{last}}}|Error {{{last}}}]]2004–2023395 (20)37 (0)26 (4)15 (2)473 (26)
4 John Craggs1971–1982409333115488
5 Jim Platt1971–1983401343313481
6 George Camsell1925–1939418350 (0)0 (0)453
7 Jacky Carr1910–1930421280 (0)0 (0)449
8 Mark Schwarzer1997–2008367322621446
9 David Armstrong1971–1981359292815431
10= Tony Mowbray1982–1992348232924424
10= Stephen Pears1983–1995339253228424

Goalscorers

  • Most goals in a season – 63
George Camsell (Second Division, 1926–1927)
  • Most League goals in a season – 59
George Camsell (Second Division, 1926–1927)
  • Most goals in a single match – 5
John Wilkie, vs Gainsborough Trinity, 2 March 1901
Andy Wilson, vs Nottingham Forest, 6 October 1923
James McClelland, vs Leeds United, 9 January 1926
George Camsell, vs Manchester City, 25 December 1926
George Camsell, vs Aston Villa, 9 September 1935
Brian Clough, vs Brighton and Hove Albion, 23 August 1958
  • Most goals in the League – 325
George Camsell, 1925–1939
  • Most goals in the FA Cup – 20
George Camsell, 1925–1939
  • Most goals in the League Cup – 13
John Hickton, 1966–1978
  • Most goals in European competition – 8
Mark Viduka, 2004–2007[9]
  • Oldest goalscorer – 38 years and 2 months
Bryan Robson, vs Port Vale, 26 March 1995
  • Youngest goalscorer – 17 years and 64 days
Arthur Horsfield, vs Grimsby Town, 17 April 1963
  • Youngest hat-trick scorer – 20 years and 6 days
Tony McAndrew, vs Sheffield United, 17 April 1976
  • Top goalscorers
As of 29 January 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
#NameYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
1 George Camsell1925–1939325 (418)20 (35)0 (0)0 (0)345 (453)
2 George Elliott1909–1925203 (344)10 (21)0 (0)0 (0)213 (365)
3 Brian Clough1955–1961197 (213)5 (8)2 (1)0 (0)204 (222)
4 John Hickton1966–1977159 (415)13 (37)13 (30)7 (17)192 (499)
5 Micky Fenton1932–1950147 (240)15 (29)0 (0)0 (0)162 (269)
6 Bernie Slaven1985–1992118 (307)4 (19)10 (28)14 (27)146 (381)
7 Alan Peacock1955–1964125 (218)8 (13)8 (7)0 (0)141 (238)
8 David Mills1969–198590 (328)10 (29)8 (24)3 (17)111 (398)
9 Wilf Mannion1936–195499 (341)11 (27)0 (0)0 (0)110 (368)
10 Billy Pease1926–193399 (221)3 (17)0 (0)0 (0)102 (238)

International

Statistics relate to international caps gained while at the club.

  • Most capped player
Mark Schwarzer – 51 for Australia[10]
Wilf Mannion – 26[10]

Highest transfer fees

As not all transfer details are made public, undisclosed transfer fees are not included in the tables, however reported media estimates of notable fees are included below to give a general idea. Fees are listed as the highest total that the fee could rise to.

Updated 4 November 2019.[11]

#NameFeePurchased fromDateRef
1 Britt Assombalonga£15m Nottingham ForestJuly 2017[12]
2 Afonso Alves£12.8m SC HeerenveenJanuary 2008[13]
3 Marten de Roon£11.75m Atalanta B.C.July 2016[14]
4= Martin Braithwaite£9m ToulouseJuly 2017[15]
4= Jordan Rhodes£9m Blackburn RoversFebruary 2016[16]
6 Massimo Maccarone£8.15m EmpoliJuly 2002[17]
7 Ugo Ehiogu£8m Aston VillaOctober 2000[18]
8 Yakubu£7.5m PortsmouthJuly 2005[19]
9= Fabrizio Ravanelli£7m JuventusJuly 1996[15]
9= Jonathan Woodgate£7m Real MadridApril 2007[20]
9= George Saville£7m Millwall F.C.Aug 2018[21]
12= Gareth Southgate£6.5m Aston VillaJuly 2001[22]
12= Ashley Fletcher£6.5m West Ham UnitedJuly 2017[23]
14= Juninho Paulista£6m Atlético MadridJuly 2002[24]
14= Robert Huth£6m ChelseaAugust 2006[25]
14= Mido £6m Tottenham HotspurAugust 2007[26]

Received

Updated 16 August 2023.[11]

#NameFeeSold toDateRef
1 Adama Traoré£18m Wolverhampton WanderersAugust 2018[27]
2 Ben Gibson£15m Burnley F.C.August 2018[28]
3 Marten de Roon£13m Atalanta B.C.August 2017[29]
4= Juninho Paulista£12m Atlético MadridJuly 1997[30]
4= Stewart Downing£12m Aston VillaJuly 2009[31]
6 Yakubu£11.25m EvertonAugust 2007[32]
7 Chuba Akpom£10.5m AFC AjaxAugust 2023[33]
8 Patrick Bamford£10m Leeds UnitedJuly 2018[34]
9= Paul Merson£7m Aston VillaSeptember 1998[35]
9= Afonso Alves£7m Al-SaddSeptember 2009[36]
11= Luke Young£6m Aston VillaAugust 2008[35]
11= Robert Huth£6m Stoke CityAugust 2009[37]
13 Nick Barmby£5.75m EvertonOctober 1996[15]
14 Christian Ziege£5.5m LiverpoolAugust 2000[38]
15 Fabrizio Ravanelli£5.25m Olympique de MarseilleAugust 1997[15]
16 Tuncay £5m Stoke CityAugust 2009[39]
17 Emerson Moisés Costa£4.2m CD TenerifeJanuary 1998[40]
18 Lee Cattermole£4m Wigan AthleticJuly 2008[41]
19= Christian Karembeu£3.5m OlympiacosAugust 2001[42]
19= Lee Tomlin£3.5m BournemouthAugust 2015[43]
Undisclosed fees

The following are media estimates of notable undisclosed fees. The official fees remain unknown.

NameFeeSold toDateRef
Jonathan Woodgate£7–8m Tottenham HotspurJanuary 2008[44][45]

Club records

Wins

  • Record League win – 9–0
vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Second Division, 23 August 1958
  • Record FA Cup win – 11–0
vs Scarborough, 4 October 1890
  • Record League Cup win – 7–0
vs Hereford United, 18 September 1996
  • Record European win – 4–1
vs FC Basel, UEFA Cup, 6 April 2006
  • 'Record Away Win - 7-1
vs Blackburn Rovers, 29 November 1947 and Derby County, 29 August 1959
  • Most League wins in a season – 28
in the Third Division, 1986-87
  • Fewest League wins in a season – 5
in the Premier League, 2016-17

Defeats

  • Record League defeat – 0–9
vs Blackburn Rovers, Second Division, 6 November 1954
  • Record FA Cup defeat – 1–8
vs Hebburn Argyle, 12 December 1896
  • Record League Cup defeat – 0–4
vs Manchester City, 21 January 1976
  • Record European defeat – 0–4
vs Sevilla, UEFA Cup, 10 May 2006 (Match Details)
  • Record Home Defeat - Five goal margin 1-6
vs Arsenal, 24 April 1999
and 0-5
vs Bury, 12 February 1910; Huddersfield Town, 25 August 1962; Chelsea, 18 October 2008; West Bromwich Albion, 19 September 2009[46]
  • Most League defeats in a season – 27
in the First Division, 1923-24
  • Fewest League defeats in a season – 4
in the Second Division, 1973-74

Goals

  • Most League goals scored in one season – 122
in 42 matches, Second Division, 1926-1927
  • Fewest League goals scored in one season – 28
in 38 matches, Premier League, 2008-2009
  • Most League goals conceded in one season – 91
in 42 matches, First Division, 1953-1954
  • Fewest League goals conceded in one season – 24
in 34 matches, Second Division, 1901-1902

Points

  • Most points earned in a season (3 for a win) – 94
in 46 matches, Third Division, 1986-1987
  • Fewest points earned in a season (3 for a win) – 28
in 38 matches, Premier League, 2016-2017
  • Most points earned in a season (2 for a win) – 65
in 42 matches, Second Division, 1973-1974
  • Fewest points earned in a season (2 for a win) – 22
in 42 matches, First Division, 1923-1924

Sequences

  • Longest sequence of League wins – 9
in the Second Division, 1973–74
  • Longest sequence without a League win – 19
in the First Division, 1981–82
  • Longest sequence of League defeats – 8
in the Second Division, 1954–55
in the Premier League, 1995–96
  • Longest sequence of away League defeats – 12
in the Premier League, 2008–09
  • Longest sequence of unbeaten League matches – 24
in the Second Division, 1973–74
  • Longest sequence of draws – 8
in the Second Division, 1970–71
  • Longest sequence of League Cleansheets – 9
in the Football League Championship, 2015–16

Attendances

vs Norwich City, Premier League, 28 December 2004)
vs Northampton Town, League Cup, 11 September 2001
vs Newcastle United, First Division, 27 December 1949
vs Brescia Calcio, Anglo-Italian Cup, 22 December 1993

Notes

References

  • Rollin, Glenda & Rollin, Jack (2006). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006-2007. Headline. ISBN 0-7553-1526-X.
  • Glasper, Harry (1989). Middlesbrough FC, A Complete Record, 1876 - 1989. Breedon Books. ISBN.